CATHERINE O’CONNELL
EDUCATION
MFA Candidate, Mount Royal School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, anticipated graduation May
2010 Tuition Scholarship recipient
Post Baccalaureate Certificate Program, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, May 2008
Tuition Scholarship recipient
BFA, Painting and Drawing, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 2005
Margaret Giffen Schoenfelder Memorial Award, 2005
Scholarship presented annually to two Penn State art students for achievement in painting
Education Abroad, Temple University, Rome, Italy, Fall 2005
EXPERIENCE
Graduate Teaching Intern, MICA, Baltimore, MD, September 2008-Present
Assisting professor in class preparation and critique participation for Drawing 1 course
Assistant Project Manager, Super Kids Camp, Baltimore, MD, June 2008-August 2008
Assisted Mural Project Manager in preparation and execution of daily lessons in the art of mural making
with young student; Organized collaborative work for art exhibition at commencement
Community Arts Partnership Intern, MICA, Baltimore, MD, September 2007-Present
Worked with Art on Purpose at the Crossroads Middle School assisting instructor of an after school art program; Prepared and executed weekly art projects for fourth grade class at Mount Royal Elementary; Attended various workshops focused on working with community members of all ages in different artistic realms
Participant of 2007 CAP Advisory Board
Art Specialist, ESF Summer Camps, Chestnut Hill, PA, summer 2007 Prepared and led young children in daily art lessons revolved around weekly themes and artists
Volunteer Assistant, Archbishop Ryan High School, Philadelphia, PA, 2007
Worked with senior students on AP Art portfolio preparation
EXHIBITIONS
Fox 3 Gallery (MICA), Mount Royal Holiday Pageant, Baltimore, MD 2008
Brown Center (MICA), Commencement Show, Baltimore, MD 2008
Maryland Art Place, Out of Order, Baltimore, MD, 2008
Fox 3 Gallery (MICA), Cut and Run, Baltimore, MD, 2008
Dane Décor, Philadelphia, PA, 2007
Gallery Siano, Survey Show, Philadelphia, PA, 2007
Gallery Siano, Debut, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
Isadore Gallery, Group Show, Lancaster, PA 2006
Sheila, Strafford, PA 2006
Art Alley, HUB University Park, PA, 2006
North Halls, University Park, PA, 2005
Ritenour Building, University Park, PA 2005
Pasquerilla Spiritual Center, University Park, PA 2005
Patterson Building Gallery, University Park, PA 2005
Temple Rome University, Rome, Italy, 2005
Designer’s Denn Salon & Spa, Earth Day Window Shop Exhibition, State College, PA, 2005
Zoller Gallery, Juried Undergraduate Exhibition, University Park, PA 2005
Zoller Gallery, BFA Undergraduate Exhibition, University Park, PA, 2005, 2004